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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name [Mazda Catena]
Clean Name Mazda Catena
Feature ID 3770
Target Io
Feature Type Catena, catenae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -4.52 °
Southmost Latitude -10.41 °
Eastmost Longitude 310.96 °
Westmost Longitude 317.02 °
Diameter 240.78 km
Center Latitude -8.81 °
Center Longitude 313.28 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Dropped, disallowed
Approval Date 1979
Continent Asia
Culture Babylon
Origin Babylonian sun god. (Changed to Mazda Paterae.)
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Mar 01, 2007 1:57 PM

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